William Somerset Maugham Boeken
25 januari 1874 – 16 december 1965
William Somerset Maugham cultiveerde een duidelijke en directe prozastijl, een zuiverheid die sommige critici toeschreven aan zijn vroege vloeiendheid in het Frans. Ondanks vroege ontberingen en periodes van bijna-verhongering die hij aan zijn schrijven wijdde, smeedde Maugham een carrière die zich bewust afkeerde van de experimentele stromingen van het modernisme. Zijn werken verkenden vaak de menselijke natuur en de samenleving met een observerend, afstandelijk oog. Lezers waarderen zijn vermogen om verhalen te creëren die zowel toegankelijk als scherpzinnig zijn.
Prisma: Mackintosh en andere verhalen
Mackintosh; De onoverwonnene; Zijn verleden; Beschamend geheim; De creatieve impuls; Een ambtenaar in functie.
- 160bladzijden
- 6 uur lezen
Zes verhalen die zich grotendeels afspelen in het Britse imperium van de twintiger jaren.
This final classic collection reveals Somerset Maugham’s unique talent for exposing and exploring the bitter realities of human relationships in tales of love, infidelity, passion and prejudice. The stories range from “The Lotus Eater” where a man envisions a life of bliss in the Mediterranean, to the astringent tales of “The Outstation” and “The Back of Beyond” in Malaya and South East Asia. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Somerset Maugham's irony and cool detachment made him an acknowledged master of the short story. The stories collected here are typical of Maugham's wry perception of human weakness and his unique talent for evoking a sense of time and place. They are set in familiar Maugham territory - the South Seas, Europe and America - but they are all concise and compelling dramas played out by unforgettable characters. The collection includes some of Maugham's most famous stories: "The Alien Corn," "Flotsam and Jetsam" and particularly "The Vessel of Wrath," a surprising tale of burgeoning love between a repressed mission lady and a drunken reprobate.
Charles Strickland, a conventional stockbroker abandons his wife and children for Paris and Tahiti, to live his life as a painter. Whilst his betrayal of family, duty and honour gives him the freedom to achieve greatness, his decision leads to an obsession which carries severe implications.
These 30 short stories, comprising Somerset Maugham's first collection, are set in locations ranging from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. They include Rain, The Three Fat Women of Antibes, The Voice of the Turtle, and Before the Party.
These 30 short stories, comprising Somerset Maugham's first collection, are set in locations ranging from England, France and Spain to the silver sands of the South Pacific. They include Rain, The Three Fat Women of Antibes, The Voice of the Turtle, and Before the Party.
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